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Design Review Board approves two Chickamauga Avenue duplexes with porch material change
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Summary
The board approved two identical duplexes at 205 and 209 Chickamauga Ave, accepting staff recommendations and adding a condition that the front gable/porch gable be finished in painted lap siding rather than a smooth panel; the motion carried unanimously.
The Knoxville Design Review Board on April 15 approved certificates of appropriateness for two identical duplexes at 205 and 209 Chickamauga Avenue, subject to staff conditions and a board‑added siding change.
Staff said the duplexes measure roughly 50 feet deep by 34 feet wide with a 21.4‑foot front setback under middle‑housing standards and feature shared 8‑foot‑deep front porches whose steps project about 8 feet into the setback. Melinda Woolard of Knoxville/Knox County planning summarized the design and noted that any major changes to foundation height or porch steps should return to the board.
Applicant Jesse Alecon told the board he had no further additions and thanked members for their review. Board members praised revisions that made the buildings read more like single houses at the street. Perry Childress said the applicant “responded pretty much to all of these suggestions” and noted the shrubs and clarified porch steps help reduce the perceived height caused by the tall foundation.
Cameron Bolen moved approval per staff recommendation with a change to the porch gable material; Lisa Sorensen seconded. The motion carried on a voice vote. The board required that the final site plan meet city engineering standards and retained the conditions that trim, accent siding and distinct siding colors be preserved. The board also asked that porch details (including door paneling and handrail materials) be clearly shown on the construction drawings and used in the certificate of appropriateness.
The decision allows the applicant to proceed to permitting with the specified design conditions; major changes to foundation or porch configuration will need additional board review.
